J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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Had a Blackberry Curve 8520 on ebay. The auction ended without a winner but this morning got an email from someone im guessing might not be british 
These phones dont go for anywhere near this sort of money offered 2nd hand so thats whats makign me suspect something abit dodjy.
quote:
Hi Seller,
I will offer you £300 for your item and i will make instant payment
Via paypal,,.if you accept kindly get back to me with your paypal
email so i can arrange for the instant payment.you can email me below,
******@gmail.com
Urgent reply pls
Because i thought it was abit suspect i asked them to give me a call to sort details out and payment etc to which i got this reply
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Hi seller,,
as for now i can only talk to you online and to inform you that my phone is bad you can talk to me online if you want get back to me fast with your paypal email address so as to make the payment fast.
Mrs Jeny
Im awaiting a reply as iv asked to speak to them online etc but anyone else think this is abit wierd?
If they make a paypal payment can i still get done over somehow or am i covered completely once the paypal transaction is made?
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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It's very clearly a scam, of course you'll be done over. don't even think about sending it out
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J4M13
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Thats what im thinking.
I very much doubt any payment will be sent to me but is there actually any way they could get the payment back once its its been transferred from paypal to a bank account?
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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Yes, a payment reversal when the owner of the paypal account finds out they've been hacked and reports it to paypal. If you send it you're a fool, even if they pay you £500 you'll soon be out of pocket
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Brett
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If it sounds too good to be true...
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grubz172
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the most popular scam they do is tell you they have sent the money and then send fake emails supposedly from paypal saying there holding the money until item is recieved
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
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Yes thats what they have tried doing but it was obvious once recieving a fake paypal email 
anyone feel free to send random abuse to drjenyfansjp@gmail.com 
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Wow Have you sent them some abuse? Reported it to ebay etc? Cheeky bastards 
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
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Yes i constructed a nice abusive email in reply they gave me a postage address too so im thinking i could send them something nice in the post anyways? Hmmm
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Corsa_Scotty
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Take a shit in a jiffy bag and send it out to them for wasting your time
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Yes i constructed a nice abusive email in reply they gave me a postage address too so im thinking i could send them something nice in the post anyways? Hmmm
Where is it? Lets google street view their house haha
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
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Its Dubai apparently
MR FAWAZ BILAL.
ADDRESS: WHITE BUILDING OPPOSITE RAMEZ SHOPPING CENTRE, AL-WAHDA ROAD, 27601,
State:SHARJAH
Contry: AL-WAHDA UAE Dubai:
postal code: 27601
TELEPHONE NO: 00971554258796.
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MarkSport
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I would send them a "blackberry" out, an actually fruit..... with anote saying "scam me, and ill scam you" !
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Its Dubai apparently
MR FAWAZ BILAL.
ADDRESS: WHITE BUILDING OPPOSITE RAMEZ SHOPPING CENTRE, AL-WAHDA ROAD, 27601,
State:SHARJAH
Contry: AL-WAHDA UAE Dubai:
postal code: 27601
TELEPHONE NO: 00971554258796.
Ah, thought it was someone from UK
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
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accept his money, send him nothing
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J4M13
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There was nothing to accept, just got fake paypal emails saying the money is being held untill proof of shipment was received
Funnily enough since my abusive email in which i stated i was reporting them they havnt replied
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Because i thought it was abit suspect
you sound like the one who's not british
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Yes i constructed a nice abusive email in reply they gave me a postage address too so im thinking i could send them something nice in the post anyways? Hmmm
send a shit.
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Winemaker
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Registered: 8th May 07
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
I would send them a "blackberry" out, an actually fruit.....<--This is quite good except it should say 'actual' with anote saying "scam me, and ill scam you" ! <----This isn't that good, I would just send the fruit and not bother with the note. Just my opinion
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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I don't know why you lot are being so suspicious for, it sounds like a perfectly legitimate offer to me.
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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accept the money and post a brick, ask the seller to arrange postage.
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